Puppet 3.0.0 error: Could not create resources for managing Puppet's files and directories in sections [:main, :agent, :ssl]

Question

After upgrading a node to Puppet 3.0.0 from the Puppet Labs YUM repository, the node that gets upgraded throws a munging error:

[ashinn@dis1 ~]$ sudo puppet agent --test --trace Error: Could not create resources for managing Puppet's files and directories in sections [:main, :agent, :ssl]: Parameter path failed on File[/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs]: Munging failed for value "/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs" in class path: uninitialized constant Puppet::FileCollection /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/puppet-2.7.19/lib/puppet/type/file.rb:62:in unsafe_munge' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/parameter.rb:209:inmunge' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/parameter.rb:252:in value=' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:414:in[]=' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:1660:in set_name' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:1647:ininitialize' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/puppet-2.7.19/lib/puppet/type/file.rb:434:in initialize' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource.rb:290:innew' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource.rb:290:in to_ral' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:570:insend' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:570:in to_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:551:ineach' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:551:in to_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:475:into_ral' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/settings.rb:891:in use' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:insynchronize' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/settings.rb:885:in use' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:450:insetup' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:344:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:438:inplugin_hook' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:344:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:500:inexit_on_fail' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:344:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util/command_line.rb:76:inexecute' /usr/bin/puppet:10 Error: Could not prepare for execution: Could not create resources for managing Puppet's files and directories in sections [:main, :agent, :ssl]: Parameter path failed on File[/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs]: Munging failed for value "/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs" in class path: uninitialized constant Puppet::FileCollection Parameter path failed on File[/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs]: Munging failed for value "/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs" in class path: uninitialized constant Puppet::FileCollection /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/puppet-2.7.19/lib/puppet/type/file.rb:62:in unsafe_munge' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/parameter.rb:209:inmunge' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/parameter.rb:252:in value=' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:414:in[]=' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:1660:in set_name' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:1647:ininitialize' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/puppet-2.7.19/lib/puppet/type/file.rb:434:in initialize' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource.rb:290:innew' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource.rb:290:in to_ral' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:570:insend' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:570:in to_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:551:ineach' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:551:in to_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:475:into_ral' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/settings.rb:891:in use' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:insynchronize' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/settings.rb:885:in use' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:450:insetup' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:344:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:438:inplugin_hook' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:344:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:500:inexit_on_fail' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:344:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util/command_line.rb:76:inexecute' /usr/bin/puppet:10

I noticed that the file reported (in this error /var/lib/puppet/state/graphs) changes every time I try. It seems to always be a random file in /var/lib/puppet. Any idea what might be happening here?

Answer 1

Looks like you are picking up a 2.7.19 gem alongside the RPM -- does 'sudo gem list' show a Puppet gem installed?

The root cause of this is a feature where puppet now supports loading extensions from gems, see https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/7788